Hi Jenni,
Congrats on keeping your leg and deciding to celebrate!
I'm also completely new to cruising and booked my first cruise on 28 March that sails 22 November 2025.
It's part of a significant birthday celebrations and we're going to try and see the northern lights.
In terms of planning I knew I wanted to do something special and the lights are a bucket list item but, it was a spur of the moment booking.
I LOVE to plan so have been trawling these boards and the interweb reviewing previous itineraries, menus and making a long list of things in each port that I'd like to see.
So, I don't think it's ever too early to plan, particularly when you're celebrating
